History Mystery escape games are exhilarating real-life history based games for 2 to 7 players, racing against the clock in the historic locations where those true stories actually happened.

In our true crime murder mystery game Body of Evidence, ghastly discoveries on the streets of Victorian Norwich spark a murder hunt. In the Guildhall’s historic cell block, you’re the prime suspect. Can you piece together the clues to convict the murderer and find justice for the victim? This real-life murder lay unsolved for 18 years – you have just 1 hour! To discover more go to historymysteryescape.com.

A special 15% festival discount is available for any Body of Evidence game during the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. Advance online booking is highly recommended to secure the game slot of your choice and use promo code NOIR15 to receive your discount.

When Commander Adam Dalgliesh visits Larksoken, a remote headland community on the Norfolk coast in the shadow of a nuclear power station, he expects to be engaged only in the sad business of tying up his aunt’s estate. But the peace of Larksoken is illusory. A serial killer known as the Whistler is terrorising the neighbourhood and Dalgliesh is drawn into the lives of the headlanders when it quickly becomes apparent that the Whistler isn’t the only murderer at work under the sinister shadow of the power station.

In Devices and Desires, award-winning P. D. James (author of Death Comes to Pemberley, The Murder Room and Children of Men) plots a chilling investigation into the motives of a cold-hearted serial killer. This novel was adapted for BBC television in 1984 and starred Roy Marsden as the inspector protagonist Adam Dalgliesh.

Plotting the Perfect Crime: A Crime Writing Exhibition from the British Archive for Contemporary Writing

Fri 15 Sep (Preview) UEA, Thomas Paine Study Centre Foyer

Tue 19 Sep – Fri 22 Dec, UEA Library Foyer

Free entry

This archive display, from UEA’s British Archive for Contemporary Writing, offers an exclusive glimpse into the minds of some of our greatest crime writers.

How does the crime writer orchestrate a myriad of subplots towards the book’s devastating conclusion? How does a literary writer like Robert Edric navigate the challenge of writing a crime novel? The material on display reveals the creative process behind bestselling thrillers and detective fiction. It presents previously unseen material such as chapter plans, manuscript drafts and the tools of restructuring and redrafting.

Andrew Hook at Plumstead Library

Andrew Hook is a UK author with over one hundred published short stories and the neo-noir-novels The Immortalists and Church of Wire. He has also edited a collection of punk-inspired stories for DogHorn Publishing and is co-editor of irrealist magazine, Fur-Lined Ghettos.

Join Andrew for readings and discussion about his work and the neo-noir genre.

The Noirwich Quiz!

£5 per team (up to five people per team)9.15 – 11pm, Saturday 16 SeptemberNorwich Arts Centre Bar

Come along to a special crime-themed book lovers’ quiz in honour of the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival!

The Noirwich Quiz isn’t the sort of literary test that only English professors can pass. It’s fun, friendly, and accessible for all. There’ll be six rounds of book-themed questions with prizes for the winners of each round in addition to the overall winning team.

The Noirwich Quiz promises to be an evening of fun and friendly competition– book your table now to show off your book knowledge!

Real Gods Require Blood

Free entry3pm, Sunday 17 SeptemberNorwich Arts Centre

Manchester, England 1990. On a troubled estate, Alice is roped into babysitting for her neighbour, whose children claim to feed a nightly visitor from Hell. Between gangland tensions, local superstition and drug withdrawal, Alice must decide whether to abandon her new wards or stay the night.

Andrew Hook & Charlie Flowers

Andrew Hook is a UK author with over one hundred published short stories and the neo-noir-novels The Immortalists and Church of Wire. He has also edited a collection of punk-inspired stories for DogHorn Publishing and is co-editor of irrealist magazine, Fur-Lined Ghettos.

Charlie Flowers is the author of the Rizwan Sabir thriller series, recounting the adventures of MOD investigator Riz Sabir and his other half Holly “Bang-Bang” Kirpachi, and their run-ins with Islamist terrorists, far-right extremists, gangsters, serial killers, and much more. The novels in the Riz series are: Hard Kill, Danger Close, Kill Order, Battle Come Down, Murder Most Rural, Banger, and The Boldest Measures.